After a long layoff due to the pandemic, they will kick off the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit & welcome ReliaQuest CEO Brian Murphy to the stage.

ReliaQuest CEO Brian Murphy will share his startup story from bootstrapped to a unicorn with Established Co-CEO Jen Consalvo.

Get into the mind of product development lead in Andrew Nguyen of BARK discusses building products with Matt Hunckler of PowderKeg.

It's been six years since Courtney and Tye Caldwell the Co-Founders of ShearShare wowed to become the 2016 Startup of the Year, Frank Gruber, Co-CEO of Established will catch up with them on their latest round of funding and recent move to the northeast.

Understanding the legal aspects of business are critical to you business success. In this session Nick Outman of Hill Ward Henderson will share some insights and tips with Lauren Coffey of Tampa Bay Inno / Tampa Bay Business Journal.

About 1 out of 8 Americans struggle to get pregnant, Amy Beckley the CEO of MFB Fertility the makers of PROOV catches up with Frank Gruber of Established about what PROOV is doing to help.

Cash is fuel for startups. In this panel open Q&A discussion angel and venture capital investors will help with all those burning fund questions.

Rami Essaid has started multiple successful startups but his last business could have been a unicorn exit but was deeply impacted by some errors in his cash flow projections. With his latest startup Finmark, Rami is looking to help ensure that it doesn't happen to other founders too. He'll catch up with Jen Consalvo of Established about his progress since finishing in the Top 5 in the 2020 Startup of the Year program.

Starting up is great but so is exiting successfully. Mert Iseri of MATH Venture Partners shares insights on the best way to exit from his new book Exit Right.

It's been a year since SoLoFunds was named Startup of the Year. Founders Travis Holoway and Rodney Williams share the latest news and lessons learned in their rising startup journey with Lesa Mitchell of Techstars.

Jenny Fielding led Techstars NYC for years until recently when she left to take on The Fund full-time. Frank Gruber of Established catches up about her decision to go all in on venture capital, what she likes to invest in, and more.

Mac Conwell has made a name from himself in the venture and startup community by raising his first fund and sharing his thoughts and insights on twitter along the way. He'll catch up with Lakshmi Shenoy about his journey into VC and more.

Culture is an important part of every business. Jenn Lim has dedicated her life to helping organizations from Starbucks to Sallie Mae build workplace cultures. Jenn will share some insights from her latest best-selling book Beyond Happiness with Jen Consalvo from Established.

Over the last decade Blake Hall of ID.me and his team turned their startup into a unicorn business while developing a way to simplify and share your identity online and we'll learn from his experiences in this final session of the day along with Frank Gruber of Established.

Building relationships that last is one of the most important things you can do in life and business. This session, much like speed dating, aims to spark those connections as we look to play matchmakers between startup founders and investors, and corporate industry leaders.

Kicking off the final day of the Summit and our finals and awards with a special welcome.

This talk aims to set the stage for the day with insights and motivational words from Paul Sohl.

These days you can startup anywhere and Anna Mason and the Rise of the Rest fund has been investing in everywhere else since 2015. Frank Gruber from Established has been on tour with Anna and team and they will catch up about the latest trends their seeing.

Former NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks now leads up the corporate and community efforts at Vinik Sports Group. He will catch up with Lakshmi Shenoy of Embarc Collective about his pivot from NFL superstar to corporate executive while sharing his knowledge about teamwork and the importance of community.

Let's meet the finals judges for the 9th annual Startup of the Year Summit before we kick off off the finals.

The top 5 startups for this year's Summit will compete for the title of Startup of the Year.